Retiring abroad-Taking your pets from the UK

 

Traveling with pets abroad

If you are going abroad and wish to take your pet cat or dog with you, the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) could allow you to avoid long quarantine periods.

Working guide and hearing dogs may also travel on the scheme. Countries participating in PETS include parts of Europe, Bahrain, the USA, Canada and certain other long haul destinations. As more countries join the scheme, check the current position with the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

To be eligible, your cat or dog must:

• meet the requirements of the scheme
• travel via certain designated sea, air and rail routes

Pet travel scheme

Further help

You can get more advice about the PETS scheme and quarantine from the address and help line details below.

Pet Travel Scheme Help line
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Area 201
1a Page Street
London SW1P 4PQ

Tel: +44 (0)870 241 1710

Email: pets.helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Quarantine Section
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Area 208, 1a Page Stree

London SW1P 4PQ

Tel: +44 (0)20 7904 6214
Fax: +44 (0)20 7904 6834

E-mail: quarantine@defra.gsi.gov.uk

You will need to include your postal address and a daytime telephone number

Animal Airlines

Retiring abroad or moving abroad this special pet service will take care of everything for you pet flying from several airports from the UK

Animal airlines

Taking your dog or cat to Europe by ferry or Eurotunnel?
Drive-Alive can arrange for pet travel to France, Belgium or Spain

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